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if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that wee bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions so we can keep the code and we encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details though. what are we talking about'? the mortgage deduction? the charitable deduction. >> the devil is in the details. the angell is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> you have heard the criticism, i'm sure, that your campaign can be vague about things. i wonder if this isn't precisely one of those things. >> it's very much consistent with my experience as a governor. which is if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles a
if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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this race about one thing: about barack obama and his record. that's what this race has to be about. if this race is about the republican nominee and their inconsistencies, their problems and all the other issues revolving around them, folks, a billion dollars and the mainstream media will make this a very, very ugly election. >> odruff: texas congressman ron paul had no appearances in florida today but planned to take part in tonight's debate. >> ifill: for more we're joined by stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and "roll call" newspaper, and susan page, washington bureau chief of "u.s.a. today." she's in tampa, where the republicans meet to debate tonight. susan, you're on the ground in florida. what are these two especially leading candidates up to to take advantage of what happens in south carolina, in newt gingrich's case and to overcome what happened in south carolina in mitt romney's case. >> this is the ninth presidential campaign i've covered. i have never seen anything like we see happening in these last few days. e
this race about one thing: about barack obama and his record. that's what this race has to be about. if this race is about the republican nominee and their inconsistencies, their problems and all the other issues revolving around them, folks, a billion dollars and the mainstream media will make this a very, very ugly election. >> odruff: texas congressman ron paul had no appearances in florida today but planned to take part in tonight's debate. >> ifill: for more we're joined by...
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they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney campaign. >> warner: after a frantic day-long campaign swing, mitt romney returns to boston tonight to await the voters' verdict on his seven-year quest for the presidency. with polls shong s presidt obama enjoying a slight edg in several crucial battle ground states, romney's strategists are counting on the undecided independent voters breaking his way. >> i think the momentum remains with governor romney. >> warner: a senior advisor to the romney campaign. it's a close race. we knew it would bea close. i believe at the end of the day it
they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama caaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and ca a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of thea same electoral landscape from the romney...
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he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago and when we did our september survey it was obama who was seen as the strong leader. for the first time in this campaign, romney's personal favorable rating has hit the 50% mark. it's been very, very low. he's brought it back up. he's made the race even among registerd voters. he has a slight lead in our poll among likely voters unlike the big margin that obama had a month ago. >> warner: stu, personal qualities was where president obama had had a huge edge. >> exactly. this debate turned things around. it made mitt romney more likable and the leadership is really strong. presidential elections are often about who is the stronger leader. but on other questions, there was significant change. honest and thoughtful. honest and truthful, rather. romney's numbers are up. willingness to work with leaders from the other party. i think there was a significant tonal change over the past week or so in the romney campaign. voters seemed to like it. th
he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago and when we did our september survey it was obama who was seen as the strong leader. for the first time in this campaign, romney's personal favorable rating has hit the 50% mark. it's been very, very low. he's brought it back up. he's made the race even among registerd voters. he has a slight lead in our poll among likely voters unlike the big margin that obama had a month ago. >> warner: stu, personal qualities was...
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that's more debt even than obama has laid on us. >> woodruff: and for front- running romney who was asked how he differs from santorum. >> our backgrounds are quite different. like speaker gingrich, senator santorum has spent his career in the government in washington. nothing wrong with that. but it's a very different background than i have. i think that the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have someone who understands the economy firsthand. >> woodruff: romney remains one of the main question marks of the campaign. the former governor competed hard in iowa four years ago, hired the largest paid staff and spent the most money. but came in a distant second. this time he has mounted a leaner, less visible effort and played down expectations. he's consistently drawn one quarter of the vote in iowa polls this year which also show republicans here see him as the most electable of the lot. >> this time around he's become more personable. he's more likable this time around. >> i'm leaning towards romney. >> w
that's more debt even than obama has laid on us. >> woodruff: and for front- running romney who was asked how he differs from santorum. >> our backgrounds are quite different. like speaker gingrich, senator santorum has spent his career in the government in washington. nothing wrong with that. but it's a very different background than i have. i think that the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have...
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when that was done, it made president obama a strong candidate. who went on to win the election. >> ifill: as all four candidates ramp up for tomorrow's voting and for primaries and caucuses in ten states on march 6, each is hoping that what does not eliminate him now will make him stronger in the fall. no no matter what voters decide tomorrow, all four candidates say they are preparing for a series of contests that could last until june. for more on what that scenario means for the eventual nominee and for the incumbent president, we turn to susan page, washington bureau chief of "u.s.a. today." and stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and "roll call" newspaper. 24 hours from now, how critical, susan, is tomorrow night, is the outcome? >> it is everything. we're pretty sure governor romney will win arizona but whether or not he wins michigan is in some doubt. he's in the real clear politics averaging of state polls he's up 1.5 points which is not a safe margin. if he loses.... >> it's not a margin at all. >> if you loses in mich
when that was done, it made president obama a strong candidate. who went on to win the election. >> ifill: as all four candidates ramp up for tomorrow's voting and for primaries and caucuses in ten states on march 6, each is hoping that what does not eliminate him now will make him stronger in the fall. no no matter what voters decide tomorrow, all four candidates say they are preparing for a series of contests that could last until june. for more on what that scenario means for the...
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he's focusing his fire on barack obama. if he doesn't win all three of these or at least two of them, doesn't that raise some questions about that? about whether wees really on his way. we know rick santorum is hoping to win in missouri's non-binding beauty contest primary that they have tomorrow night. and that minnesota seems quite competitive. we know minnesota is a place with a lot of tea party voters. as michele bachmann taught us. >> ifill: how about newt gingrich? he has been saying that he has the strategy which takes him through the south and to texas. there is a survival path there. >> right. his strategy. >> ifill: you crunch numbers. >> his strategy goes to texas on april 3. there are a number of corn primaries coming up throughout march. i think the key may well be tennessee. i hate to pick one state. but on super tuesday, you know, massachusetts is there. you'd have to figure that mitt romney will do well. georgia is there. you have to figure newt gingrich. ohio will be a key state. but as the former speaker s
he's focusing his fire on barack obama. if he doesn't win all three of these or at least two of them, doesn't that raise some questions about that? about whether wees really on his way. we know rick santorum is hoping to win in missouri's non-binding beauty contest primary that they have tomorrow night. and that minnesota seems quite competitive. we know minnesota is a place with a lot of tea party voters. as michele bachmann taught us. >> ifill: how about newt gingrich? he has been...
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i know what weighs for our candidate on the other, waits for our candidate and i know the president obama is gearing one their own super pac so we need a battle-tested candidate. >> i want to ask you, matt strong, about the fact that iowa voters seem to have been so undecided for so long in this election year, how do you explain that and to what extent does that either strengthen or weaken whoever wins or comes in close coming out of iowa? >> yes, judy, i think there were a couple of things, it was a very unusual caucus campaign because the candidates did not do the amount of retailing politicking we are used to in iowa, i there at this debates had something to do that, we talk about the extensive television advertising, one reason it was such a late-breaking opportunity here, they wanted to see the candidates up close in question and ask the tough questions we are used to do every four or eight years, secondarily, you know, i just think at the end of the day, iowa republicans want to do two things, they want to find a candidate to beat barack obama next november but they also want to sen
i know what weighs for our candidate on the other, waits for our candidate and i know the president obama is gearing one their own super pac so we need a battle-tested candidate. >> i want to ask you, matt strong, about the fact that iowa voters seem to have been so undecided for so long in this election year, how do you explain that and to what extent does that either strengthen or weaken whoever wins or comes in close coming out of iowa? >> yes, judy, i think there were a couple...
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but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during the campaign, the conventions and election night are syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen, i know you had a good night's sleep. i saw you just a few hours ago. david, you're not in washington right now. mark, you are. but welcome back. let's start-- let me start out quickly, david, what more is there to be said about last night in the way everything unfolded? >> don't mess with big bird. the revemple of pbs. the revenge of pbs. no, i'm not sure that was a votingssu e fundamental issue is thi
but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during...